2010 San Antonio Silver Stars season explained

The 2010 San Antonio Silver Stars season was the 14th season overall for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball Association, and their 8th in San Antonio.

Transactions

Dispersal draft

Based on the Silver Stars' 2009 record, they would pick 5th in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft. The Silver Stars picked Laura Harper.

WNBA draft

The following are the Silver Stars' selections in the 2010 WNBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	5	Jayne Appel		Stanford
2	17	Alysha Clark		Middle Tennessee State
3	29	Alexis Rack		Mississippi State

Transaction log

• February 2: The Silver Stars re-signed free agent Ruth Riley.
• February 19: The Silver Stars acquired Roneeka Hodges from the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 WNBA Draft.^[1]
• February 24: The Silver Stars signed Quianna Chaney to a training camp contract.^[2]
• February 25: Dan Hughes announced that he would step aside from the head coaching position and promoted Sandy Brondello to head coach.
• March 9: The Silver Stars signed Tasha Humphrey to a training camp contract.
• March 10: The Silver Stars re-signed Shanna Crossley.
• March 11: The Silver Stars traded Dalma Ivanyi and the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 WNBA Draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Michelle Snow.
• April 6: The Silver Stars signed Deonna Davis to a training camp contract.
• April 14: The Silver Stars traded Shanna Crossley to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for Crystal Kelly.
• April 22: The Silver Stars re-signed Edwige Lawson-Wade.
• April 28: The Silver Stars re-signed Belinda Snell.
• April 29: The Silver Stars waived Brittany Jackson.
• May 5: The Silver Stars waived Dee Davis and Diana Delva.
• May 9: The Silver Stars waived Krystal Vaughn and Alexis Rack.
• May 13: The Silver Stars waived Quianna Chaney, Lacey Simpson and Charel Allen.
• May 14: The Silver Stars waived Alysha Clark and Tasha Humphrey.
• May 21: The Silver Stars signed Chamique Holdsclaw and waived Belinda Snell.
• June 9: The Silver Stars signed Allie Quigley and waived Crystal Kelly.
• June 29: The Silver Stars waived Megan Frazee and signed Crystal Kelly.
• July 15: The Silver Stars waived Allie Quigley.
• August 11: The Silver Stars signed Ashley Battle.

Trades

Date	Trade
February 19, 2010	width=375	To San Antonio Silver Stars	width=375	To Minnesota Lynx
	Roneeka Hodges and right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft	the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft
March 11, 2010	width=375	To San Antonio Silver Stars	width=375	To Atlanta Dream
	Dalma Ivanyi and right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft	Michelle Snow and the right to swap second round picks in the 2011 Draft
April 14, 2010	width=375	To San Antonio Silver Stars	width=375	To Tulsa Shock
	Crystal Kelly	Shanna Crossley

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Laura Harper	December 14, 2009	Sacramento Monarchs
Ruth Riley	February 2, 2010	re-signed
Roneeka Hodges	February 19, 2010	Minnesota Lynx
Michelle Snow	March 10, 2010	Atlanta Dream
Crystal Kelly	April 14, 2010	Tulsa Shock
Edwige Lawson-Wade	April 22, 2010	re-signed
Belinda Snell	April 28, 2010	re-signed
Chamique Holdsclaw	May 21, 2010	Atlanta Dream
Allie Quigley	June 9, 2010	free agent
Ashley Battle	August 11, 2010	free agent

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Vickie Johnson	2009	retired
Erin Perperoglou	2009	retired
Shanna Crossley	April 14, 2010	Tulsa Shock
Belinda Snell	May 21, 2010	free agent
Megan Frazee	June 27, 2010	free agent
Allie Quigley	July 15, 2010	free agent

Roster

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Michelle Snow	Ruth Riley
PF	Sophia Young	Jayne Appel / Crystal Kelly
SF	Chamique Holdsclaw	Ashley Battle
SG	Roneeka Hodges	Edwige Lawson-Wade
PG	Becky Hammon	Helen Darling

Schedule

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || May 4 || 8:00pm || China National Team || 91-57 || N/A || N/A || N/A || Incarnate Word
N/A || 1-0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || May 8 || 3:30pm || @ Los Angeles || 86-77 || Belinda Snell (17) || Alysha Clark (7) || Helen Darling (4) || Walter Pyramid
1,521 || 2-0|-

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || May 15 || 8:00pm || Atlanta || FS-SW || 70-75 || Hammon (20) || Riley (6) || Hammon (5) || AT&T Center
9,409 || 0-1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || May 20 || 12:30pm || @ Tulsa || NBATV
FS-SW
FS-OK || 83-74 || Young (23) || Snow (15) || Hammon (7) || BOK Center
4,636 || 1-1|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || May 22 || 8:00pm || Los Angeles || NBATV
FS-SW || 88-81 || Holdsclaw (19) || Snow (10) || Hammon, Holdsclaw (5) || AT&T Center
7,862 || 2-1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4 || May 28 || 8:00pm || New York || || 71-77 || Young (17) || Riley (6) || Hammon (8) || AT&T Center
5,293 || 2-2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5 || May 30 || 3:00pm || Seattle || || 56-84 || Hodges (12) || Snow (6) || Snow (3) || AT&T Center
4,924 || 2-3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || June 3 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || FS-SW
FS-I || 57-79 || Holdsclaw (12) || Holdsclaw (5) || Lawson-Wade (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse
7,574 || 2-4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || June 6 || 1:00pm || @ Connecticut || || 68-81 || Young (21) || Snow (10) || Lawson-Wade (9) || Mohegan Sun Arena
6,292 || 2-5|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || June 11 || 8:00pm || Tulsa || || 87-75 || Holdsclaw (19) || Holdsclaw (11) || Lawson-Wade (9) || AT&T Center
7,076 || 3-5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || June 13 || 3:00pm || @ Atlanta || NBATV
SSO || 83-90 || Young (24) || Holdsclaw (9) || Lawson-Wade (7) || Philips Arena
6,050 || 3-6|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || June 18 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 108-105 || Young (25) || Young (10) || Hammon (10) || US Airways Center
6,147 || 4-6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || June 20 || 9:00pm || @ Seattle || NBATV
FS-SW || 61-82 || Hammon, Holdsclaw (12) || Holdsclaw (9) || Hammon (5) || KeyArena
8,086 || 4-7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || June 26 || 8:00pm || Minnesota || NBATV
FS-SW || 80-66 || Snow (23) || Snow (9) || Hammon (10) || AT&T Center
10,184 || 5-7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || June 29 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || || 72-86 || Hammon (24) || Appel, Holdsclaw (6) || 5 players (1) || KeyArena
7,823 || 5-8|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || July 1 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || || 63-73 || Snow (16) || Snow (8) || Lawson-Wade (5) || STAPLES Center
7,803 || 5-9|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || July 6 || 8:00pm || Connecticut || ESPN2 || 79-66 || Young (19) || Snow, Young (8) || Hammon (8) || AT&T Center
7,264 || 6-9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || July 8 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 66-89 || Hodges (15) || Young (5) || Darling (5) || Target Center
7,182 || 6-10|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || July 14 || 12:30pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || 61-88 || Young (14) || Snow (8) || Darling, Hammon, Young (4) || Allstate Arena
6,950 || 6-11|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || July 16 || 8:00pm || Tulsa || || 70-75 || Holdsclaw (20) || Young (11) || Snow (4) || AT&T Center
9,298 || 6-12|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || July 18 || 3:00pm || Los Angeles || || 83-73 || Hodges (24) || Appel, Hodges (5) || Hammon (7) || AT&T Center
6,542 || 7-12|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || July 20 || 12:30pm || Seattle || NBATV
FS-SW || 74-80 || Young (18) || Young (7) || Hammon (10) || AT&T Center
12,414 || 7-13|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || July 22 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || || 74-72 || Holdsclaw (17) || Holdsclaw (8) || Darling (4) || Target Center
6,126 || 8-13|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || July 24 || 8:00pm || Chicago || CN100 || 72-75 || Hodges, Snow (13) || Snow (11) || Young (5) || AT&T Center
8,999 || 8-14|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || July 27 || 7:30pm || @ New York || ESPN2 || 72-77 || Holdsclaw (18) || Holdsclaw (9) || Hammon, Snow (4) || Madison Square Garden
10,712 || 8-15|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || July 29 || 7:00pm || @ Washington || NBATV
CSN-MA || 79-75 || Holdsclaw (17) || Holdsclaw (11) || Hammon (6) || Verizon Center
9,212 || 9-15|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || July 30 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || NBATV
FS-OK || 101-85 || Hammon (22) || Snow (7) || Hammon, Holdsclaw, Lawson-Wade (3) || BOK Center
5,203 || 10-15|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || August 3 || 8:00pm || Phoenix || || 92-103 || Young (24) || Holdsclaw, Snow (7) || Hammon (11) || AT&T Center
6,116 || 10-16|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || August 6 || 10:00pm || @ Phoenix || || 87-103 || Hammon, Holdsclaw (21) || Holdsclaw (9) || Snow (4) || US Airways Center
12,909 || 10-17|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || August 8 || 8:00pm || @ Los Angeles || NBATV
FS-SW
FS-W || 92-83 || Hodges (19) || Young (10) || Hammon (7) || STAPLES Center
9,793 || 11-17|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || August 10 || 8:00pm || Minnesota || || 66-73 || Young (19) || Snow (10) || Hammon (8) || AT&T Center
5,142 || 11-18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || August 13 || 8:00pm || Tulsa || || 94-74 || Holdslcaw (18) || Kelly (9) || Hammon (8) || AT&T Center
10,244 || 12-18|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || August 15 || 7:00pm || @ Minnesota || NBATV
FS-SW
FS-N || 78-84 || Hammon (30) || Hammon, Hodges (6) || Hammon, Hodges, Young (3) || Target Center
8,678 || 12-19|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || August 17 || 8:00pm || Washington || || 76-66 || Young (19) || Hodges, Snow (5) || Hammon (5) || AT&T Center
6,801 || 12-20|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || August 20 || 8:00pm || Indiana || || 75-61 || Young (22) || Snow (8) || Hammon, Snow (6) || AT&T Center
10,807 || 13-20|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || August 22 || 3:00pm || Phoenix || || 83-82 || Hammon (30) || Young (10) || Hodges (6) || AT&T Center
8,331 || 14-20|-| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || August 26 || 9:00pm || @ Phoenix || ESPN2 || 93-106 || Hammon (19) || Young (9) || Hammon, Snow (4) || US Airways Center
8,927 || 0-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || August 28 || 1:00pm || Phoenix || ESPN2 || 73-92 || Hammon (21) || Young (9) || Hammon (7) || AT&T Center
6,763 || 0-2 |-

Statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	28	0	10.9	.535	.333	.559	2.5	0.5	0.25	0.18	3.4
	5	0	7.0	.333	.000	.000	1.8	0.2	0.00	0.00	1.6
	33	1	11.8	.300	.273	.647	1.0	1.4	0.61	0.03	1.9
	10	0	10.1	.375	.111	.684	2.1	0.1	0.00	0.00	3.8
	32	32	33.6	.442	.390	.960	2.9	5.4	1.13	0.25	15.1
	34	19	25.3	.357	.308	.758	3.2	1.4	0.44	0.29	7.7
	29	29	29.0	.494	.355	.806	5.3	2.0	1.48	0.34	13.6
	26	0	9.3	.440	1.000	.739	1.2	0.3	0.27	0.04	3.0
	33	19	21.9	.370	.339	.907	1.9	2.8	1.06	0.06	6.5
	4	0	6.3	.500	.500	.667	0.3	0.0	0.00	0.00	3.5
	20	2	13.1	.537	.200	.800	2.3	1.0	0.25	0.65	3.8
	2	1	19.0	.333	.200	1.000	2.0	2.5	0.00	0.00	4.5
	34	33	24.1	.574	.000	.719	6.2	1.6	0.97	0.74	10.4
	34	34	31.8	.501	.263	.658	5.2	2.4	1.59	0.26	15.3

Postseason

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	2	0	12.0	.500	.000	.750	3.5	1.0	0.00	0.00	5.5
	2	0	17.0	.200	.500	.750	3.0	2.0	0.50	0.00	3.0
	2	0	7.0	.500	.000	.000	0.5	0.0	0.00	0.00	1.0
	2	2	37.0	.393	.389	1.000	3.5	5.5	0.50	0.00	20.0
	2	2	28.5	.529	.429	.000	1.5	1.5	0.00	0.00	10.5
	1	0	6.0	.000	.000	.500	2.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	1.0
	2	2	28.5	.538	.625	1.000	1.5	4.0	2.00	0.50	12.5
	2	0	15.5	.455	.000	1.000	2.0	0.0	1.50	1.50	7.5
	2	2	19.0	.333	.000	.667	4.0	2.0	0.50	0.00	7.0
	2	2	33.0	.406	.000	.556	9.0	2.5	1.00	0.50	15.5

Awards and honors

• Jayne Appel was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Becky Hammon was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.
• Michelle Snow was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA starter.
• Sophia Young was named to the 2010 WNBA All-Star Team as a WNBA reserve.

Notes and References

1. News: Lynx trade Roneeka Hodges for draft considerations. St. Paul Pioneer Press. February 19, 2010. February 21, 2024.
2. News: Quianna Chaney signs training camp contract with San Antonio. WAFB. February 24, 2010. February 21, 2024.